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Tina's explanation early in the episode makes it clear there was only one prototype freezing unit. When Captain Cold is captured the first time, he has the freezing unit on him and it's presumably taken to the police evidence room. But when he escapes, he goes to his car where he has a second freezing unit hidden. There's no explanation for where the second one came from.

While the handcuffed Flash and Terri Kronenberg try to first escape Captain Cold, the icy villain blasts the floor, causing the pair to skid into a workshelf. Watching the two fall, it is clear that they are not handcuffed

Terri: All right, look. About the other night. I acted like a jerk. Well, I mean not so much a jerk as much as I was just pushy. All right, no, actually, to tell you the truth, I was a jerk. You know, but it's my job. It's just, I take it very seriously and it makes me a little aggressive sometimes. And I know that it's a problem and I've been working on it. I'm actually a lot better. You should have seen me before. Woo. It's a trait, it runs in my family, you know? So, what I'm trying to say here is that I'm sorry, okay?Barry: Do you ever breathe?Terri: Yeah, that's another thing, I talk a lot.Barry: Oh, really? I hadn't noticed.

Flash: Get these cuffs off of me.Terri: No way, pal. Not till I get my interview.Flash: Are you going to give me the key, or do I have to search you?Terri: Well, that sounds like fun, but I don't have it on me. I hid it somewhere in the city limits, so you can either give me my interview, or we can search the city.Captain Cold: (shows up with freeze gun) I've got a better option. Hypothermia.

Notes

The Captain Cold character here is substantially different from his comic book inspiration. This Captain Cold:- wears a dark suit and longcoat, rather than a blue and white parka-type villain costume;- is originally an ex-mercenary rather than a petty crook;- works as a hitman rather than a thief;- uses a large two-handed cold rifle rather than a pistol;- is an albino rather than normal skin tone with brown hair.

Leonard "Len" Snart first appeared in Showcase #8 (June 1957) and was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Snart was a small-time crook who determined that the best way to defeat The Flash was to create a weapon and charge it with particles from a cyclotron. This created a weapon capable of projecting extreme cold. Snart donned a blue-and-whtie parka-like costume and dubbed himself "Captain Cold." He became a charter member of The Flash's Rogues' Gallery and battled The Flash and other superheroes on many occasions. His sister, Lisa Snart (the Golden Glider), married another Flash Rogue, the Top, and for a time the two reformed and became bounty hunters. Snart has since returned to a life of crime and is the de facto leader of the current Rogues.Snart is known for his crude behavior with women but also has a code of ethics that most comic book villains do not always share. He will not hurt women or children or use drugs. He expects every member of the Rogues to abide by those rules.

Barry: Would you escort Lois Lane here back across the police barricade and make sure she stays there? Referencing the famous comic book reporter, who first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938). This tough-as-nails journalist works for the Daily Planet and has been Superman's long-time love interest. In more recent years, Superman informs her of his secret identity as Clark Kent and they are married. Barry's comment suggests that Lois Lane is a fictional character, meaning that presumably Superman is a comic book character in The Flash series setting rather than a fellow superhero.

Julio: Well, he found him in an apartment at Bradbury Arms. Referencing famed science fiction and fantasy author Ray Bradbury, whose works were adopted by EC Comics from 1951 to 1954. Bradbury's stories have been the basis of over 20 movie adaptations and The Ray Bradbury Theater.

Captain Cold: The Iceman cometh.Referencing the 1959 play written by Eugene O'Neill and that was made into a movie in 1960. The title character, Theodore "Hickey" Hickman, visits a bar where the patrons hold a surprise birthday party in his honor. Now sober, Hickey attempts to convince the drunk and delusional patrons to stop fooling themselves and admit that their lives are hopeless.

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